Victorian Era (1837-1901) Research Assignment DUE 12/14/11 For this assignment you will pick a topic relevant to the Victorian Era in England and create a brief power point slide show demonstrating your understanding of the topic. Your presentation will be brief (1-3 minutes). You may NOT work in partners. You will upload your presentation to a Victorian Wiki (you will do this in Computer class). Please follow the rubric on the back of this sheet. Topics to Research 1) Hairstyles
2) Toys
3) Women’s clothing/ apparel
4) Men’s clothing/apparel
5) Commonly used Transportation
6) Proper etiquette
7) Famous authors during the time period (NOT Charles Dickens)
8) Royalty in England during this time period
9) Victorian Architecture
10) Victorian decorative arts
11) Irish Famine
12) Cholera Epidemic of 1848
13) Victorian Games
14) Horse Back Riding
15) Rules of Courtship in the Victorian Era
16) Antiques/Collectables
17) Tea time
18) Victorian Music
19) Coinage used during the time period
20) Victorian furniture
21) Victorian Gardens
22) Harper’s Bazaar
23) Doctor’s profession in the Victorian Era
24) Ragged Schools
25) Government of England during the Victorian Era
26) Paintings
RUBRIC FOR POWER POINT
üTitle slide /4
-Title of presentation
-Name
-Colorful, creative
ü8 Slides (excluding the title slide) of related content /16
üOne picture/slide (related to data on page) /8
üInteresting and appropriate background (colorful, creative) /8
üBulleted information (not complete sentences) /8
üSpelling /8
TOTAL /52
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
üProjection (project voice) /2 üEnunciate (speak clearly) /2 üPosture (don’t slouch, no hands in pocket, no leaning, crossing legs) /2 üEye contact /2 üFluency (no ums, uhs, likes) /2 üNavigate power point with ease /2 üFacial expressions (pleasant, smile) /2
Research Assignment
DUE 12/14/11
For this assignment you will pick a topic relevant to the Victorian Era in England and create a brief power point slide show demonstrating your understanding of the topic. Your presentation will be brief (1-3 minutes). You may NOT work in partners. You will upload your presentation to a Victorian Wiki (you will do this in Computer class). Please follow the rubric on the back of this sheet.
Topics to Research
1) Hairstyles
2) Toys
3) Women’s clothing/ apparel
4) Men’s clothing/apparel
5) Commonly used Transportation
6) Proper etiquette
7) Famous authors during the time period (NOT Charles Dickens)
8) Royalty in England during this time period
9) Victorian Architecture
10) Victorian decorative arts
11) Irish Famine
12) Cholera Epidemic of 1848
13) Victorian Games
14) Horse Back Riding
15) Rules of Courtship in the Victorian Era
16) Antiques/Collectables
17) Tea time
18) Victorian Music
19) Coinage used during the time period
20) Victorian furniture
21) Victorian Gardens
22) Harper’s Bazaar
23) Doctor’s profession in the Victorian Era
24) Ragged Schools
25) Government of England during the Victorian Era
26) Paintings
RUBRIC FOR POWER POINT
üTitle slide /4
-Title of presentation
-Name
-Colorful, creative
ü8 Slides (excluding the title slide) of related content /16
üOne picture/slide (related to data on page) /8
üInteresting and appropriate background (colorful, creative) /8
üBulleted information (not complete sentences) /8
üSpelling /8
TOTAL /52
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
üProjection (project voice) /2
üEnunciate (speak clearly) /2
üPosture (don’t slouch, no hands in pocket, no leaning, crossing legs) /2
üEye contact /2
üFluency (no ums, uhs, likes) /2
üNavigate power point with ease /2
üFacial expressions (pleasant, smile) /2
TOTAL /14